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Teen charged after stabbing in eastern UP

ST. IGNACE — An 18-year-old man has been arrested on an attempted murder charge after reportedly stabbing another teen Friday during what Michigan State Police called a “verbal altercation” in Mackinac County. MSP from the St. Ignace Post were called to Moran Township for an 18-year-old male who had had been stabbed, according to a news release. The man was initially treated at Mackinac Straits Health System in St. Ignace before being transferred to McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital in Petoskey, MSP stated in the release. No information was provided on his condition. The ...

Tariffs expected to affect $20B of Canadian goods

CHICAGO (AP) — After trade negotiations crumbled at the eleventh hour, U.S. President Donald Trump’s 50% tariffs on scores of Canadian imports kicked in Saturday. The new levies are expected to affect about 5% of Canada’s annual exports to the U.S., roughly $20 billion in goods ranging ...

Low vaccination rates driving measles outbreak in southwest Wisconsin

A measles outbreak in the southwestern corner of Wisconsin continues to grow. As of Friday, the state Department of Health Services has identified 41 confirmed and 7 probable cases across Iowa, Lafayette and Grant counties. All but one of the people infected with measles in Wisconsin this ...

Mackinac Straits Corridor Authority to meet Friday in St. Ignace

ST. IGNACE — The Mackinac Straits Corridor Authority will meet from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Eastern time Friday at Little Bear East Arena and Community Center, 275 Marquette St., St. Ignace. The state agency is tasked with overseeing construction, maintenance and operation of a proposed utility tunnel beneath the Straits of Mackinac. A copy of the full agenda will be available at the MSCA website. The meeting will be available to watch live on YouTube. If built, the tunnel will house a replacement segment for the Enbridge Energy Line 5 light oil and natural gas liquids pipelines that ...

Meetings and public hearings scheduled

Breitung Township Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. today in the media center at Kingsford High School. The agenda includes an enrollment update and the Iron Mountain-Kingsford Community Schools consortium agreement. For more, go to https://www.kingsford.org/63692. Breitung Township Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. today at the Township Hall in Quinnesec. For more, go to https://www.breitungtownshipmi.gov/township. Iron Mountain Downtown Development Authority will have an events meeting at noon Tuesday and a business development meeting at noon Thursday, both at Contrast Coffee, 1202 ...

UP Construction Council wraps up Building Trades Summer Camp

MARQUETTE — The Upper Peninsula Construction Council celebrated the graduation of its fifth Building Trades Summer Camp class Aug. 5, honoring students who spent five weeks gaining hands-on experience, developing career skills and exploring opportunities in the union construction trades. “This camp gives students something they can’t get from a brochure or a presentation — the chance to actually do the work,” UPCC Executive Director Mike Smith said. “They spend five weeks learning directly from skilled tradespeople, visiting real job sites and seeing the opportunities ...